Walnut — 2023-12-13

1. Approval of the October 25, 2023 Study Session Meeting\n2 Approval of the November 8, 2023 City Council Meeting\nPUBLIC HEARINGS/ORDINANCES:\n3. Resolution No. 23-62 - Public Nuisance Abatement: Declaration of Public\nNuisance for a Substandard Property located at 417 Vista del Norte (APN: 8734-\n003-021)\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Open the Public Hearing;

10. Authorization to Increase Contract Contingency from 10% to 15% for Act 1\nConstruction, Inc. for the Diversity Plaza – Creekside Park Improvement\nProject\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Approve an increase in contract contingency from 10% to 15% for Act 1\nConstruction, Inc. for the Diversity Plaza – Creekside Park Improvement\nProject.\n2. Authorize staff to issue change orders not to exceed 15% of the contract\naward amount ($254,971.35) to Act 1 Construction.

11. Bi-Annual Sport Group and Tournament Field Use Request – Spring 2024\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Approve the Bi-Annual Use Agreements for January 2024 through July\n2024 for American Youth Soccer Organization, Walnut Youth Softball,\nWalnut Pony Baseball, and DBWV-FC Man United for the following use\nrequests, and the following Sunday Use and Tournament requests; and\n2. Authorize the Community Services Director to execute and administer\nsaid agreements in substantially the form attached and in such final form\nas approved by the City Attorney.\nField Use Requests:\na. Use of Butterfield Park by FC Man United Soccer Club from\nb. Use of Snow Creek Park by Walnut Pony Baseball from February\n24, 2024 through July 14, 2024;\nc. Use of Suzanne Park by Walnut Youth Softball from February\n24, 2024 through June 16, 2024; and by FC Man United Soccer\nfrom February 4, 2024 through June 23, 2024.\nd. Use of Walnut Ranch Park by AYSO from January 16, 2024\nthrough May 5, 2024 and by FC Man United Soccer Club (Field\nD) from February 4, 2024 through June 23, 2024 and Sunday use\nas approved in previous years for FC Man United Soccer Club.\nThere is mutually agreed upon division of field use between AYSO\nand DBWV-FC Man United Soccer.\ne. Use of Creekside Park by Walnut Pony Baseball from February\n24, 2024 through July 14, 2024.\nf. Tournament request by AYSO at Walnut Ranch Park for April\n26-28, 2024 and May 3-5, 2024.\ng. Tournament request by Walnut Pony Baseball at Creekside Park\nfor July 3-9, 2024 and July 11-14, 2024.

12. Request for Authorization to Add Position to Community Services\nDepartment – Maintenance Worker 1\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Approve the Request to Add an Additional Position to Community\nServices Department – Maintenance Worker 1; and\n2. Appropriate $57,000 from General Fund Reserves to the Parks\nMaintenance Budget (01-9100) for the funding of the new position\nincluding salary and benefits through the end of the Fiscal Year.

13. Fiscal Year 2022-23 Area 2 Slurry Seal Project - Final Acceptance\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Accept the work performed by Doug Martin Contracting Company for the\nFiscal Year 2022-23 Area 2 Slurry Seal Street Project; and\n2. Authorize the City Clerk to file the proper “Notice of Completion”.

14. Notice of Decision – November 15, 2023 Planning Commission Meeting\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Receive and File the “Notice of Decision” by the Planning Commission at its\na. Site Plan Case and Architectural Review (SPC/AR) 2023-092.\nCOUNCIL DISCUSSION/TRANSACTION ITEMS:

15. Update on the Establishment of a Sewer Reimbursement District for the\nCastlehill Drive and Slope Drive Neighborhood\nRecommendation: That the City Council abandon the establishment of a\nSewer Reimbursement District for the Castlehill Drive and Slope Drive\nneighborhood because only 32% of the impacted property owners responded in\nfavor of the project.\nAlternative: Authorize City staff to proceed with the reduced scope project that\nincludes the properties on Slope Drive and the southerly portion of Castlehill\nDrive (21 properties) at a reduced total construction cost of $1,150,000 and a\nreimbursement cost per parcel of $55,000.

2. Hear the Staff Report;

3. Solicit public input on this Item;

4. City Council Discussion;

5. Close the Public Hearing; and

6. Adopt Resolution No. 23-62 and declare the following Property as a Public\nNuisance: 417 Vista Del Norte (APN: 8734-003-021); and

7. Authorize Staff to begin the “Public Nuisance Abatement” process, as prescribed\nin Walnut Municipal Code (WMC) Chapter 3.36 (Nuisance).\n4. Resolution No. 23-63 - Public Nuisance Abatement: Declaration of Public\nNuisance for a Substandard Property located at 20757 Fuerte Drive (APN: 8709-\n014-002)\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Open the Public Hearing;\n2. Hear the Staff Report;\n3. Solicit public input on this Item;\n4. City Council Discussion;\n5. Close the Public Hearing; and\n6. Adopt Resolution No. 23-63 and declare the following property as a Public\nNuisance: 20757 Fuerte Drive (APN: 8734-003-021); and\n7. Authorize Staff to begin the “Public Nuisance Abatement” process, as prescribed\nin Walnut Municipal Code (WMC) Chapter 3.36 (Nuisance).\nCOUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR: The Consent Calendar items listed below are\nconsidered and acted upon under one motion unless an individual item or items are removed by a\nCouncilmember for further consideration or explanation.\nThere will be no dialogue/debate unless a Council Member requests otherwise on the following\nmatters:\n5. Resolution No. 23-64 - A Resolution of the City of Walnut Allowing Certain\nClaims and Demands in the Amount of $770,746.72 Demand No. 167422\nthrough No. 167483, Both Inclusive Fiscal Year\nRecommendation: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 23-64.\n6. Resolution No. 23-66 - A Resolution of the City of Walnut Allowing Certain\nClaims and Demands in the Amount of $1,320,523.42 Demand No. 167484\nthrough No. 167582, Both Inclusive Fiscal Year\nRecommendation: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 23-64.\n7. Resolution No. 23-65 – Salary Schedules\nRecommendation: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 23-65,\namending the City of Walnut Salary Schedule (Attachment 2) in order to comply\nwith the State of California minimum wage requirements, as well as implement a\nSalary Step system to incentivize recruitment of qualified Seasonal Part-Time\n(SPT) Staff.

8. Ordinance No. 23-07 - Development Agreement (DA) for the development of\nan undeveloped 2.12-acre Lot located on Marcon Drive, between Gartel\nDrive and Suzanne Road (APN: 8709-016-004)\nRecommendation: That the City Council adopt and waive further reading of\nOrdinance No. 23-07, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Walnut,\nCalifornia, Approving a Development Agreement for the development of an\nundeveloped 2.12-acre Lot located on Marcon Drive, between Gartel Drive and\nSuzanne Road (APN: 8709-016-004)”.

9. Agreement for Professional Services with Safety Network Traffic Signs, Inc.\nfor the Preparation of a City-wide Traffic Sign Inventory and\nRetroreflectivity Assessment\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Award a Professional Services Agreement to Safety Network Signs, Inc. for\nthe preparation of a City-wide Traffic Sign Inventory and Retroreflectivity\nAssessment in the amount of $90,000;\n2. Authorize the City Manager to sign the contract on behalf of the City in\nsubstantially the form attached and in such final form as approved by the City\nAttorney;\n3. Authorize staff to issue a Purchase Order to RKA Consulting Group in the\namount of $10,000 to administer the project; and\n4. Authorize staff to issue a Purchase Order to Safety Network, Inc. in the\namount not to exceed $90,000.